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West Memphis Free
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Looks like the West Memphis 3 are being released.
Evidence in the case has been falling apart under scrutiny, and it looks like DNA evidence has essentially cleared them. However, they had to make a special plea arrangement to end the whole mess.
For those who don't know the whole back story:
The case was super controversial, because of the association with Satanism and the questionable nature of the investigation and trial proceedings. This came to national attention with an HBO documentary called Paradise Lost.
It's an interesting movie. Even if you don't care about the case or the judicial system or young children or our dark lord Satan, you should track down a copy and give it a look.
Critics of the case against the men argued that no direct evidence tied the three to the murders and that a knife recovered from a lake near the home of one of the men could not have caused the boys' wounds. More recent DNA testing also demonstrated no links, according the men's supporters.
Evidence in the case has been falling apart under scrutiny, and it looks like DNA evidence has essentially cleared them. However, they had to make a special plea arrangement to end the whole mess.
Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Jason Baldwin pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 18 years in prison with credit for time served, a prosecutor said.
The three entered what is known as an Alford plea, which allows a defendant to maintain innocence while simultaneously acknowledging that the state has evidence to convict, Ellington said.
For those who don't know the whole back story:
Three men were tried and convicted of the murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas on May 5, 1993, subsequently referred to as the West Memphis Three. During the trial, the prosecution put forth the idea that the only purported motive in the case was that the slayings were part of a Satanic ritual. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The case was super controversial, because of the association with Satanism and the questionable nature of the investigation and trial proceedings. This came to national attention with an HBO documentary called Paradise Lost.
It's an interesting movie. Even if you don't care about the case or the judicial system or young children or our dark lord Satan, you should track down a copy and give it a look.
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is this a "oh good they're free because they didn't do it" thing?
or a "fuck i can't believe they set these murderers free" thing?
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Look, don't you go blaming the police just because satanic murderers are so good at hiding all evidence of their involvement in the crime, ok?
They could have done it, but the evidence the prosecution put forward was pathetic and proved nothing. So it's more not guilty due to lack of any evidence besides look at them and Teh DEVIL!
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My cousin is named Damien, and he's a priest.
Surely that is a sign of the Apocalypse!
Oh wait, he's actually like a second cousin, so that's probably just like 7 years of bad luck or something.
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You can't look at it in a vacuum. These people wore black, and listened to metal. And one of them was named Damien. If that's not enough evidence to convict, what is???
That step-father is insane.
god I hope they get some kind of settlement from the state
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These fuckers who think being tough on crime equals locking people up because they look guilty or are different/weird/eccentric/aren't grieving "the right way" completely miss the point of our legal system. Innocent until proven guilty is not that you did or didn't do the crime, it's that nobody can prove it.
Also, people who try to make the evidence just fit their theory piss me off. The evidence is the evidence. If it doesn't fit your theory, then most likely it's not the evidence that is wrong. Go back and work it again.
I want to say the prosecutor should be fired
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you posted a screenshot of your own twitter?
why would you do that?
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They entered an "alford plea". Which means they plead guilty, and sufficient evidence exists that they could be convicted.
and then they get to walk.
but, I'm not a lawyer and could totally wrong.
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what the fuck is this alford plea bullshit
TO THE WIKIMOBILE
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So it looks like this kind of plea basically says that they claim they're innocent, but recognize that they could get convicted because the prosecutor has enough evidence, or the right kind of evidence, to convince a jury they're guilty.
And we already know the second half of that situation is true, because people are idiots.
So I can live with this as long as they walk.
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Man, are they gonna flip and murder someone when they see 4th edition.
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CNN has a helpful article
How can West Memphis 3 walk free?
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